unit 6 Is a only-child a lonely child

Unit6IsanonlyChildalonelychild?Readthefollowingsentencesaloud,payingspecialattentiontostrongandweakforms.Strongformsareboldfacedandinred,whileweakformsareitalicizedandunderlined.Thatiswhatsomanycouplesareverymuchconcernedaboutandeagertounderstand.Somethinkthismayleavethechildlesscapableofinteractingwellwithpeoplehisorherownagethanonewhohasbeenraisedwithsiblings.1.2.ReadingaloudPre-readingActivities-Readingaloud1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationForsomesingle-childparents,particularlythosewithbusycareers,thepressuresofdevotingtimeandenergytoasecondchildcanseemtoooverwhelming,resultinginthemelectingtohavenomorechildren.Thisoftenleadstoincreasedself-esteemwhich,combinedwithincreasedindependence,canleadtothechildbeingmoreconfident.3.4.Unfortunately,thereisnosimpleanswertothequestionofwhetherornottohaveasecondchild.5.Pre-readingActivities-Readingaloud2ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationBackgroundinformation:ChildrenfromOne-ChildFamiliesCulturalinformation2childrenfromonly-childfamilieshavemoremeritsthanshortcomings.ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationFirstly,theyvaluefreewillandwillnotacceptordersblindly.Secondly,theylovetryingoutnewmethodsandarefullofcreativeideas.Thirdly,theyexpectotherstotreatthemasindispensablepartnersoftheteam.However,somepeoplebelievethattheonlychildrenhavemoreshortcomingsthanmerits.Culturalinformation3ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationManyareheavilydependentonparents.Andsomeneverlearntodohouseholdchores.Itisevenworsethatsometendtobespoiledandself-centered.Theyare“thelittleemperors”infamiliesandschools.Watchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.Whatisthechildren’srelationshipinthevideo?Andwhat’stherelationshipbetweenthewomenandthechildren?1.AudiovisualsupplementPre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplements1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationTheyarebrothersandsistersinonebigfamily.Andthewomanistheirnewgoverness.ThisvideoisfromafamousmovieTheSoundofMusic.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplements2ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationAreyoufromaone-childfamily?Canyouimaginelivingwithsomanybrothersandsisters?2.Open.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplements3ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationMaria:Gretl:Maria:Marta:Maria:Gretl?Areyouscared?…You’renotfrightenedofathunderstorm,areyou?Youjuststayrightherewithme.Wherearetheothers?Theyareasleep.Theyarenotscared.Oh,no?Look.Alright,everybody.Uphereonthebed.Really?Well,justthisonce.Comeon.Now,allwehavetodoistowaitfortheboys.Louisa:Maria:Youwon’tseethem.Boysarebrave.Youboysweren’tscared,too,wereyou?VideoScript1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationFriedrich:Maria:Friedrich:Maria:Maria:Oh,no.Wejustwantedtobesurethatyouweren’t.That’sverythoughtfulofyou,Friedrich.Itwasn’tmyidea.ItwasKurt’s.Kurt!That’stheoneIleftout.GodblessKurt.Whydoesitdothat?Maria:Marta:Maria:Marta:Well,thelightningsayssomethingtothethunder,andthethunderanswersback.Thelightningmustbenasty(bad-tempered).Notreally.Thenwhydoesthethundergetsoangry?Itmakesmewanttocry.VideoScript2ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationMaria:WhenanythingbothersmeandI’mfeelingunhappy,Ijusttrytothinkofnicethings.Children:Maria:Whatkindofthings?Oh,well,letmesee.Nicethings…Daffodils!Greenmeadows(grassland).Skiesfullofstars…Raindropsonrosesandwhiskers(胡须)onkittens（小猫）…Brightcopperkettlesandwarmwoolenmittens.Brownpaperpackagestiedupwithstrings…Theseareafewofmyfavoritethings.VideoScript3ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationFirstReading3.Structure1.Whatisthisexpositivetextconcernedwith?Thistextisconcernedwiththeprosandconsof______________.Inotherwords,thetextdealswiththetypical_____________________ofnothavingasecondchild.Thetextdiscussestheminan__________tone.2.Whatisthewriter’sanswertothequestionofwhetherornottohaveasecondchild?1.Whatisthisexpositivetextconcernedwith?Thistextisconcernedwiththeprosandconsof.Inotherwords,thetextdealswiththetypicalofnothavingasecondchild.Thetextdiscussestheminantone.Textanalysishavingonlyonechild_______________________advantagesanddisadvantages_________________________________objective___________GlobalReading-Textanalysis1TextanalysisStructuralanalysis2.Whatisthewriter’sanswertothequestionofwhetherornottohaveasecondchild?Itgoesasfollows:“…thereisnosimpleanswertothequestionofwhetherornottohaveasecondchild.Thecircumstancesaffectingeachsetofparentsareunique,andwhatisappropriateforonefamilymaynotbeforanother.Theimportantthing,intheend,istomakeadecisionthatbothyouandyourspousefeelconfidentabout.”GlobalReading-Textanalysis2TextanalysisStructuralanalysisTextAnalysis:MainIdeaandStructure/partdivisionParagraphAnalysis…anonlychildmayfeellonelyattimes,especiallyduringvacations.TipsTransitionalexpression:addition4.Despitethesearguments,thenumberofparentschoosingtohaveonlyonechildisincreasinginmanypartsoftheworld.IntheUS,forexample,14percentofwomenbetween18and34plantohavejustonechild,andthispercentageisexpectedtorise.Thesametrendcanbese